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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Here’s what a swimmer’s ear infection feels like—and how to get rid of it
The Perelman School of Medicine’s Tiffany Chao is quoted on the excruciating pain associated with ear infection.
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Black male teacher perspective: A desperate field
Student Tamir Harper of the Graduate School of Education says the mistreatment of teachers and lack of pay are significant contributors to why so many educators leave the field.
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Is alcohol a stimulant or depressant? Here’s how it affects your body.
A collaborative study including researchers with the Penn Museum is referenced, in which the earliest trace of alcohol residue was found in pottery from 7000–6600 BC. The pottery was from Jiahu, which was a Neolithic village in China.
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Where are King County’s homeless residents from?
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice explains that most of the migration that occurs for people who are homeless happens on a regional scale.
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America’s power disconnection crisis: In 31 states, utilities can shut off electricity for nonpayment in a heat wave
Sanya Carley of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design co-writes that an alarming number of Americans risk losing access to utility service altogether because they can’t pay their bills.
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ESG investment returns face a slowdown
Robert Stambaugh and Lucian Taylor of the Wharton School co-write that environmentally friendly stocks have tended to outperform others but that past performance is the opposite of what to expect in the future.
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Penn moves forward with performing arts center designed by Steven Holl Architects
President Liz Magill comments on the new Student Performing Arts Center that will maximize visibility of creative life on campus.
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In business, ‘flat’ structures rarely work. Is there a solution?
Saerom (Ronnie) Lee of the Wharton School says that flat organizational structures tend to work best at smaller companies, including start-ups.
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Is Ozempic really an anti-addiction drug?
Jena Shaw Tronieri of the Perelman School of Medicine is recruiting 120 patients with obesity who are taking semaglutide for a 72-week clinical trial to study the long-term effects of the medication on appetite.
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The new ‘abnormal’: Experts agree climate change will intensify droughts and heatwaves in the future
A study co-authored by Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences concludes that the recent series of heat waves, wildfires, and other extreme weather events are just the beginning of the disasters spawned by climate change.